International peace activist Kathy Kelly will deliver the Social Justice Program’s annual lecture, “Of Immigration, Intervention, and the U.S.,” on Wednesday, September 26, from 5:30-7 p.m., in Shiley Hall room 319. All are welcome for a stimulating lecture that emphasizes the importance of understanding the role of United State foreign policy in contributing to problems of migration in the world. Kelly is an internationally recognized peace activist and speaker who has received numerous awards for her activities in advancing peace and justice. She has recently been active in protesting drone strikes in Yemen and in America’s continued involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Kelly’s talk is co-sponsored by the Catholic Studies Program. For more information contact Anne Pitsch Santiago, political science, at santiago@up.edu.
The Social Justice Program will bring a nationally recognized exhibit, “The Architecture of Internment: The Buildup to Wartime Incarceration,” to the UP campus from Saturday, March 3 to Friday, March 9, in St. Mary’s Student Center. Produced by Portland-based Graham Street Productions, which creates “socially relevant documentaries, books and exhibits to educate, inspire and mobilize audiences,” the exhibit explores how Oregonians participated in the decision to incarcerate Japanese Americans and Japanese immigrants during World War II. It includes personal letters and proclamations to Oregon Governor Charles A. Sprague in 1941 and 1942, advocating for the exclusion and incarceration of Japanese American Oregonians; the governor’s response to these letters; blueprints of potential civilian prison locations; letters from Japanese Americans responding to this injustice; and more. All are welcome to view the exhibit and discuss its implications for contemporary responses to racism and xenophobia.